That’s a wrap, 2017! This year saw me in business mode full-time. I had no idea starting Curvy Custom Bride would make me feel so raw. It felt like I was finally burning off the rest of what was holding me back. It was hard. And worth it.
I hired LuDesign Studio for my Curvy Custom Bride logo and I couldn’t be happier!
That leaves the Three Dresses Project needing a redesign. That’s where LuDesign Studio helped, as well. I’ll be transitioning my Three Dresses Project work to LMB. For now, any of the work that I do that doesn’t fit in the bridal realm will go here and on my Three Dresses Project social media.
Looking back, I made some really cool pieces for clients.
My best of 9 on Instagram tells me you guys love my dramatic side and I appreciate that cos I’ve got more where that came from! 
The rose gold sequin dress I made for the sole purpose of making it and then finished it in time for an editorial shoot at the Ironworks Hotel in Indianapolis with Faith Blackwell Photography. 
It was definitely a great way to end the year! What a high to see my dress on the lovely Chloe. This whole shoot was such a great experience. An amazing team!
My friend Angela Leisure has been a huge support, with and without her camera, but she does such a great job capturing me working!
A great project from early in 2017…the kid versions of the Beatles costumes for their dad’s 40th birthday celebration! This one reminded me that I can do just about anything.
And there was that time that my work got regrammed by Kenneth D. King. Yeah. That was encouraging. 
I was looking through year in review posts like this one and I found that in 2013 I started doing the word of the year in lieu of new year’s resolutions. Here’s what I found:
2013: Precision
2014: I was confused why I couldn’t find my word of the year but then came across my divorce post. After reading it, I think, unofficially, my word was Planning, though Balance was a big word for me that year.
2015: Freedom
2016: Collaboration
2017: Focus
Which brings us to 2018.
My word is Structure.
What could that possibly mean? I have a slight clue but that’s the beauty of these words. They tend to evolve throughout the year and take shape as I open myself up to the creative juices in me.
Happy New Year, everyone! I’m pumped by 2018 and the seeds I’ve planted in 2017.
Three Dresses Project 
Happy New year, lovely Leila! I can see all kinds of possibilities in “structure” including structuring your work-life balance, structure in your entrepreneurial flow, and structure hidden underneath the dramatic sewing creations you excel at!
Thank you Gillian! Exactly! The word really fits with what I’m doing now.